Husband is Addicted to Xbox!
By Lauraleigh99
@Lauraleigh99 (4718)
United States
July 5, 2012 9:27pm CST
Alright who else has this problem! my hubby is 32 years old and is addicted to the xbox and his games. There are times where he stays UP ALL NIGHT playing and I wake up in the morning and his eyes are blood shot and burning from staring at the TV for so long! He bought me the Kinect for xmas and I love my workout game on it but I can never use it cause he is always playing when he is done with work! He even said he will buy me another Xbox so we can put it in the living room so I can workout as he plays. that is crazy lol Men never grow up do they.?.? But it is all in fun and he enjoys it so i never nag him about it. It just makes me laugh when his eyes are burning and he is falling asleep as he is playing
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7 responses
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
6 Jul 12
Oh I also like that sometimes.Got addicted in playing psp games till midnight or morning especially if I am really hooked with the game and when there is a certain stage that I can surpass.
@Lauraleigh99 (4718)
• United States
6 Jul 12
I watch my hubby die over and over at the same point and he gets so frustrated but keeps going till he passes it. lol it amuses me!
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
6 Jul 12
Yeah it is really frustrating if you can pass a stage and gives more eagerness to win without noticing the time passed.
@BabyCheetah (1911)
• Australia
6 Jul 12
Well my ex is now 42 and is exactly the same way, hell he even tweets about his xbox games and posts photos sometimes as if anyone really cares. I personally find someone who only comes home and plays xbox and plays all day on the weekends and does nothing else really pathetic.
I'm not saying your husband is like this as long as he pays some attention to you and takes care of other things in life as well and takes responsibility for his actions then he can play til his hearts content :)
@Lauraleigh99 (4718)
• United States
6 Jul 12
nope he still pays attention to me and he goes in spurts playing it. He can survive weeks without playing then the weeks to follow he plays it all the time! A Lot of the time it is when I am sleeping cause I work first shift hours and he works second shift hours so i am ok with it. Weekends is our fun time so he hardly ever plays then. At least he doesn't tweet and post pics of it!! :) I would rather have a guy addicted to the xbox then one that spends all of his time drinking at the bar. He is home safe :)
@BabyCheetah (1911)
• Australia
6 Jul 12
Oh that's really good then. If he can go without for weeks then I wouldn't say he's completely addicted and it's great that the weekends are free to do other things together. And it's true a lot of money is saved just staying at home and playing games. Going out to drink is so expensive these days it's just not worth it!
@aquinoma05 (162)
• Philippines
6 Jul 12
I encountered that same issue with my ex... Thou, I would say that as long as he does not forget his responsibilities and still has time for you and your kids (if you have any) then that is ok. But I still do think that you need to talk about it as well, you might not having some serious issue yet but who knows if you would in the future...
@Lauraleigh99 (4718)
• United States
6 Jul 12
No kids yet but he still finds time for me or takes me out for dinner/movies or whatever when i ask! He never says no to play video games!!!
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
12 Jul 12
I understand exactly what you mean. My husband can play his xbox all day and night if he had the chance. He would definitely hear me say something to him about it though if he has been on it for along time. I don't mind if he plays it for a few hours but all day is just crazy too me. Especially when he says something like: there's dishes in the sink, or something to that affect. Then he can do the stuff that needs done as I already have a full plate and don't have time to play games or have very much free time for myself. That is nice that your husband is going to buy you one so that you can do your workout.
@verolop29 (1096)
• United States
6 Jul 12
this is indeed funny! i thought about buying one for my hubby but i dont want this happenning. i forsaw it in my mind and its better we dont have it. about the men never growing up...they never do! we have our girly-ish moments and so do they, i'd say let them have at it. however, if hes tops working or whatever, then u may have to hide it away from him...just a thought
@Lauraleigh99 (4718)
• United States
6 Jul 12
I found a pic online once of a broken xbox, took a pic of it and sent it to him while he was at work saying I am so sorry I broke your xbox and I made him panic lol. He texted back are you serious? What happened? I going to get another one tonight now. I laughed so hard. He thought it was funny too. I enjoy playing some games on it and it is nice cause you can watch netflix on it
@lifes97 (884)
• United Arab Emirates
9 Jul 12
hi i think you can try to give hime some days for his game xbox games and days to home means ask him to devide his time between theses two the way that he feels ok with it maybe he will like it, maybe he does not know how mcuh time he spend online
@akash009 (452)
• India
6 Jul 12
I have heard of this problem a lot of time. Many wives complain about their husbands that they are either addicted to their work or to games. People tend to get addicted to Xbox because it's really addictive. I think your husband should definitely have some of his own time for entertainment but also he should give time to you. It's not fair to be glued to the Xbox all the time.
